Filing routine for IND index for alphabetic characters followed by numeric

Description: What filing identifier/routine (tab_filing) can we use to properly sort new IND index when field contains non-numeric followed by numeric characters? We want to search the GUI using this string: ssj###

We'd like them to sort in this order:

ssj57 ssj234 ssj666 ssj123456 ssj234567 ssj654321 ssj934562

We defined new field and IND index: SSJ. Seeing that other numerical IND indexes use filing identifier 21, we tried using it. But searching in GUI by "ssj666" resulted in a display that sorts as if the numeric portion is decimal.

ssj123456 ssj234 ssj234567 ssj57 ssj654321 ssj666 ssj934562

Resolution:You need the numeric portion to be treated as a whole number. Two filing routines do that: lc_call_no and expand_num.

lc_call_no may not work with more than two alpha characters at the beginning. And handles only 4 numbers. Article "*lc_call_no* tab_filing routine *MASTER RECORD*"KB 16384-10097 discusses it.